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seigniory

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as in duchy

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If Jeopardy asks about a European duchy, the European duchy is going to be Luxembourg.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Louise Haigh will take on the role of Chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, First Secretary of State and Cabinet Office Minister.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 July 2026

Definition of duchy

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There was another hint — this one visible to more than just a select few people — when Mas and his Spanish team descended on another principality, Monaco, for the race’s start.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Hard Rock Stadium is now Formula 1’s annual principality while JPMorgan Chase’s expanding South Florida presence mirrors the region’s growing luxury-car economy.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of principality

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Samuel, or Samuil in Bulgarian, was a warrior emperor who battled the Byzantine Empire to expand his kingdom but was ultimately defeated and died shortly afterward in 1014.

— COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
That has left the kingdom searching for friends beyond Washington, for allies ready to put rockets where the rhetoric is and assist in a fight Saudi Arabia considers existential.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of kingdom

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Beyond the walls of the company’s London headquarters, which is filled with thousands of its plushy pink octopus mascots, Jackson’s empire may look like an unwieldy one.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Cornerbacks need a short memory to succeed because the NFL’s $23 billion to $24 billion empire is built on passing games thriving in the NFL.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of empire

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Both execs are well-liked and respected, and both boast tremendous domains, consisting of both studios and networks.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
The film has been in the public domain since its original release due to an error by its original distributor.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of domain

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Faced with the dominion of the identical copy, some modern artists chose to celebrate it; others took a more critical, even antagonistic stance.

— Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Propelling themselves through the 00s, iconic franchises continued to thrive with both Star Wars and Star Trek maintaining their dominion over sci-fi cinema.

— Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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